The Jerry Springer Show, which aired on American television between 1991 and 2018, was a live soap opera, one of the first gut shows in which its guests were so unreal they looked like actors. Patricia’s diary, Crónicas marcianas and Esta noche cruzamos el Mississippi followed on Spanish television in the 1990s. Its creator and presenter died Tuesday at his home in Chicago at the age of 79, reports TMZ. A few months ago, according to various American media, he was diagnosed with cancer.
Base passions were the raw material of his talk show, which began broadcasting on NBC without success as a political program and found the recipe for success with reports on personal experiences. It was the vehicle to fame for the 1944-born Londoner who emigrated to the United States at the age of five. Before becoming a celebrity and the king of trash TV, he was the mayor of Cincinnati in 1971. He also had several unsuccessful attempts to reach the United States Congress or to run for the Democratic nomination for governor of Ohio. After the end of his show, the presenter had a new TV show for another three years and last October he appeared as a guest star on The Masked Singer.
A family spokeswoman confirmed his death on Thursday, as compiled by The Hollywood Reporter: “Jerry’s ability to connect with people was the foundation of his success in anything he attempted, be it politics, television shows or just plain jokes with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word. He is irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but the memories of his intellect, heart and humor will live on.”
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